Vehicle direction control with a crosswise fan
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1. Radio controlled apparatus for controlling the direction of travel of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising in combination:
- a) a transmitter for transmitting a control signal;
b) a receiver for receiving the control signal;
c) an electric motor being responsive to said receiver for turning a propeller to create thrust; and
d) a mounting for said motor on said vehicle, said mounting being adapted to orient the thrust to act about the vertical axis of said vehicle.
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Abstract
A directional control system for a land, water or airborne vehicle is provided by thrust generated by a selectively actuatable motor coupled to a propeller to produce thrust laterally and cause rotation of the vehicle about its vertical axis. Such thrust, coupled with forward motion of the vehicle will provide directional control left or right, depending upon the direction of rotation of the thrust producing propeller. Controls for operation of the motor driving the thrust producing propeller may be effected by a conventional radio control transmitter and receiver.
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1. Radio controlled apparatus for controlling the direction of travel of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising in combination:
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a) a transmitter for transmitting a control signal;
b) a receiver for receiving the control signal;
c) an electric motor being responsive to said receiver for turning a propeller to create thrust; and
d) a mounting for said motor on said vehicle, said mounting being adapted to orient the thrust to act about the vertical axis of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A forwardly movable vehicle having a vertical axis and including a radio control receiver responsive to an operator operated radio control transmitter, said vehicle comprising in combination:
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a) an electric motor operatively responsive to the receiver;
b) a propeller rotatably responsive to said electric motor for producing thrust; and
c) a mounting for said electric motor adapted to orient the direction of the thrust produced by said propeller about the vertical axis of said vehicle to urge rotation of said vehicle about the vertical axis of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for controlling the direction of travel of a forwardly moving vehicle having vertical, longitudinal and lateral axes, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a control signal from a radio control transmitter;
b) receiving the control signal with a radio control receiver located at the vehicle;
c) conveying the control signal to an electric motor to cause rotation of a shaft of the electric motor; and
d) producing thrust about the vertical axis of the vehicle with a propeller operatively responsive to rotation of the shaft of the electric motor to urge the vehicle to rotate about its vertical axis. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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